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English Language Institute
Current Student Testimonials

Currently, we have students from China, Korea, Gabon,
Sudan, Saudi Arabia. We have more applicants from Russia, Thailand, and South
America. This mix of nationalities makes for increased opportunity to use
English in all activities. Most of the students in the ELI are studying English
in order to enter a college or university in the United States. Many ELI
students are temporarily away from their jobs, studying English to improve their
job performance. Here are some of their testimonials about their experience at
SU ELI:

“People are friendly, very nice. Love the campus.”

“The way of teaching is very understandable – they
use good ways to explain the topics.”

“It [the class] is a long time, but we forget the
time passes. The teaching is really good.”

“[The class] builds up our confidence.”

“I’ve taken English in other schools. But I think
this is the best. I want to go on to undergraduate here.”

“I like the teaching materials.”

“[We] feel unified – we can discuss in one group,
get to know each other, feel we are close.”

“I think it’s been really helpful. We’ve learned a
lot. In one week we learned so much – vocabulary, grammar, presentation.”

“[This is] what we needed – communication, social
presentation.”

“The teachers want us to succeed, do our best –
spending so much time – he [Dr. Song] will do his best to see us succeed.”

Welcome!

The fact that you are reading this message indicates
that you
are already interested in the
English Language Institute (ELI). Before you make any decision
about whether or not to pursue your studies with us, I would
encourage you to ask yourself a couple of questions:
How do I want to
benefit from my ELI experience at SU? How can I maximize this
benefit?

The answers to these questions
can be found in the philosophy
that underlies our
curriculum design and instructional strategies:

We believe language is most effectively
acquired when you put it to use purposefully.
Moreover, the diverse needs of our learners and their various
learning styles are always at the very center of our curriculum
development and instruction design at the
SU ELI. This careful attention to each
individual student and applied approach are
clearly demonstrated in what we commit ourselves to:

Diversified curriculum designed to meet
the various needs of each learner,
including the ability to
communicate academically and socially with confidence;

Ongoing support by helping students
mingle with native English language speakers in order for
students tobenefit from constant
language and cultural exchange with native English speakers

Integration of language studies with
each learner’s academic interest by providing language
acquisition courses in the academic areas which are taught
either by SU academic faculty members or professionals who
are specially trained in the field.

Individualized tutoring services
provided to students who need more assistance with language
acquisition.

If this kind of
personalized and applied ELI program sounds like the challenge
you are looking for, we welcome you
to apply to the ELI at Salisbury
University!